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New document on formation ‘for all Catholics, not just select few’
A new document aims to foster the faith of all people of God in the Archdiocese of Adelaide. Source: The Southern Cross.
Priest keeps op shop doors open for people who lost everything in bushfires
With bushfires burning in Queensland, Toowoomba Diocese priest Fr Jack MacGinley is keeping his local op shop in Tara open with a sign out front: “Goods all free, clothes all free, help yourself”. Source: The Catholic Leader.
‘Older sisters’ to mentor and support young Catholic women
A new pilot mentoring program aims to ensure young Catholic women of the Sydney Archdiocese will have an “older sister” to lean on and learn from. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Local Synod ‘a model for engagement, discernment and decision-making’
Parramatta Diocese concluded its inaugural Synod on Sunday, an event that brought together 280 faithful from across Western Sydney, the Blue Mountains and beyond to discuss the future of the local Church.
Perth hosts formation day ahead of archdiocesan assembly
Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has asked Perth’s Catholics how they can strengthen and deepen their identity as a Christian community. Source: The eRecord.
Archdiocese marks ecumenical Season of Creation
Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese marked the ecumenical Season of Creation with an inaugural “integral ecology” online pilgrimage. Source: Catholic Voice.
Church responds to vandalism with prayers for forgiveness and healing
A church in Sydney’s south-west has responded to the defacing of its Marian statue with prayers for forgiveness and healing. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Added ingredient a major boost for food program
As the saying goes, a kitchen is the heart of a home. But for CatholicCare Social Services Hunter-Manning in New South Wales, kitchens have become the heart of their community. Source: MNnews.Today.
Cross ‘returns home’ after almost 100 years
Former Perth Bishop Matthew Gibney’s crucifix has been returned to the Perth Archdiocese almost a century after his death in 1925. Source: The eRecord.